| Pooja Phalam | |
| Director: | B. N. Reddy |
| Screenplay: | B. N. Reddy |
| Producer: | Daggupathi Lakshminarayana Chowdary |
| Starring: | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Savitri Jamuna |
| Cinematography: | U. Rajagopal |
| Music: | S. Rajeswara Rao |
| Studio: | Sri Sambu Pictures |
| Runtime: | 156 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Telugu |
Pooja Phalam is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed and co-written by B. N. Reddy. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri and Jamuna, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film is based on the novel Poojari, written by Munipalle Raju.[1] [2]
Zamindar Madhu is very gullible, and everyone mocks him. Once, he became acquainted with Vasanthi, who lives in a portion of his house. Vasanthi becomes very friendly to Madhu, which he misinterprets as love, but she treats him as a brother. Meanwhile, Madhu proceeds to higher studies, where he befriends Sriram. He makes several attempts to contact Vasanthi and eagerly waits for a reply. Soon after his return, he finds out Vasanthi and her family left the city, and their whereabouts are unknown. Madhu finds a letter from which he realizes Vasanthi's intention and gets deeply haunted. During that plight, Seeta, the daughter of his Manager Rama Krishnaiah, consoles and recoups him, whom he starts endearing. Parallelly, Govindaiah's coparcenary to Madhu's grandfather claims a case in the court for the property—the court handovers the property until the judgment is issued. So, Madhu must leave his mansion when Rama Krishnaiah shelters him. After a while, Madhu is on the edge to win the case. So, sly Govindaiah seeks to kill Madhu by an accident in which he loses his memory. Now, Sriram is a mental specialist, making serious efforts to regain his friend's memory but in vain. Anyway, Madhu triumphs over Govindaiah, and he is seized. Madhu goes back to his mansion, where he slightly remembers Vasanthi. Sriram & Rama Krishnaiah are in quest of her; favorably, she turns into Sriram's wife. At last, via Vasanthi, Sriram makes Madhu regain his sanity. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Madhu & Seeta.
| Pooja Phalam | |
| Type: | film |
| Artist: | S. Rajeswara Rao |
| Released: | 1964 |
| Recorded: | 27:38 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Label: | EMI Columbia Audio |
| Producer: | S. Rajeswara Rao |
Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.[3] The track "Pagale Vennela" is set in Raga Hindolam/Malkauns.
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pagale Vennela Jagame Ooyala" | C. Narayana Reddy | S. Janaki | 2:57 | |
| 2 | "Ninnaleni Andamedo" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala | 4:03 | |
| 3 | "Endhu Dagi Unnavo" | Devulapalli | P. Susheela | 2:03 | |
| 4 | "Madhana Manasayera" | C. Narayana Reddy | S. Janaki | 2:56 | |
| 5 | "Neruthuno Ledho" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 3:30 | |
| 6 | "Andhena Ee Chethula" | Devulapalli | P. Susheela | 3:01 | |
| 7 | "O Basthi Doragaru" | Kosaraju | B. Vasantha, Basaveshwar | 2:44 | |
| 8 | "Siva Dheeksha" | Ghanam Seenayya | S. Janaki | 4:47 | |
| 9 | "Vasthavu Pothavu" | C. Narayana Reddy | B. Vasantha | 1:37 |